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After Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential ties between Russian Federation and the Trump campaign, Rosenstein took over supervision of the investigation. Reports circulated Monday that he was about to be dismissed or resign, but he has remained in the job. After Rosenstein's much-publicized meeting Monday at the White House, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Rosenstein had spoken to Mr.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today defended solidarity as President Trump emphasized sovereignty at the United Nations General Assembly , saying at a luncheon with Trump that a "combination of patriotism and cosmopolitanism" as seen within New York City is the best course of action as Trump advocates nationalism.

The appeal for collective action to tackle the world's many conflicts, hotspots and challenges is being tested by the "America First" agenda of United States president Donald Trump and populist governments in Italy, Hungary, Austria and elsewhere as well as Britain's impending divorce from the European Union .

The participants reaffirmed their joint statement on July 6, "in particular to pursue concrete and effective measures to secure payment channels with Iran", it said . He said the economic sanctions were revived to undermine what he called "a awful, one-sided deal that should have never, ever have been made". On Thursday, Trump called on OPEC to lower prices, after benchmark Brent oil reached $80 a barrel, mainly stemming from a decline in exports from Iran, because of fresh US sanctions.

In a statement, the judge said he did not know the accuser, Julie Swetnick , and her allegations "never happened". "As the father of two adult daughters, as I'm approaching this hearing I'm thinking I want to make sure I treat Dr. She claims Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982, when they were both teenagers. Senators will hear both sides at Thursday's hearing, keenly aware of the impact it could have on voters, particularly women, against a backdrop of the #MeToo movement fighting ...

In sharp contrast, the five other world powers who signed the nuclear deal remain strongly committed to it, and the new financial facility is nearly certain to anger the Trump administration. Security Council about nuclear proliferation on Wednesday. "They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade and we are winning on trade, we are winning at every level".

Tens of millions of people will be watching Christine Blasey Ford when she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a potentially history-shaping hearing on Thursday. Ford can provide whatever evidence at her disposal - and list whatever witnesses she can think of, who could amplify his drinking and conduct while drinking.

The man in a tuxedo who welcomed her with a warm handshake and appeared to be preparing to close the door quickly swiped his hand over his mouth the moment Meghan, now the Duchess of Sussex , closed the door behind her back without looking.

President Donald Trump will meet with Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez at the United Nations General Assembly later on Tuesday, where the two leaders are expected to discuss the refugee crisis Maduro's government has prompted. Maduro is still seeking a face-to-face meeting with Trump. " Thank you, Donald Trump , for surrounding me with dignity". The White House declined his request a year ago demanding that he restore Democracy in Venezuela first.

The remnants of Kirk are gaining momentum east of the Windward Islands with a 60 percent chance they will regain tropical cyclone status over the next 48 hours. A cyclone is a closed-circulation rotating storm that depending on its wind-speed intensity, is classified, from weakest to strongest, as a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane.

Ramirez says Kavanaugh drunkenly exposed himself to her at a dorm party. That's set up a he-said, she-said standoff over the allegations . Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh now faces at least two accusations of sexual misconduct, and yet, Senate Republicans remain determined to appoint him.

Trump, in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in NY, also said he wanted to unveil a peace plan in the next two to three months. Netanyahu has said that any future Palestinian state must be demilitarized and must recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people - conditions that Palestinians say show he is not honest about peacemaking.

The appointment of seven bishops approved both by Beijing and the Vatican will lead, said Pope Francis , to the " complete communion of all Chinese Catholics ". While the clergy is appointed by the Communist Party, the Vatican has previously accepted several bishops appointed by the government. The Catholic Community in China is called to live a more fraternal collaboration, in order to promote with renewed commitment the proclamation of the Gospel.

Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry meanwhile has criticised the US Governments's confirmation of the sale of £330million in military equipment to Taiwan , the self-governing island which Beijing claims as part of a united China. The country is militarizing reclaimed land in the seas and regularly disputes the sovereignty of islands in the region. "If this continues, it will destroy in an instant the gains of the last four decades of China-US relations", he told members of the US-China ...

The president was visibly frustrated with the situation surrounding his Supreme Court nominee and repeatedly dinged the Democrats for holding up the process around Kavanaugh, whom he described multiple times as a "high quality" person. Later, he echoed those comments to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow - accusing Republicans of not really being interested in hearing Ramirez's allegations. If such a thing had happened it would have been the talk of campus.

Turkey and Russian Federation will jointly control this process. Before they headed towards Idlib, a ceremony in celebration of the forces was held at the Turkish province, according to the website which reported that it was attended by the head of the Eighth Legion, Osman Erbaş, who greeted the soldiers before the they started moving to the Syrian governorate.

The three alleged killers said they shot dead the Briton in front of his duck pen and killed the wife with a hammer in front of the garage. Pol Col Amorn Kwangpaen, an investigator at Phra That Chor Hae police station, said that on Thursday investigators found a backhoe near a hole that had been dug and then filled in.

The court directed the government not to give Aadhaar to illegal immigrants. He said that Aadhaar numbers shall be removed from the telecom companies' databases. Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act is struck down. But it permitted the government to demand a 12-digit Aadhaar number when citizens are registering tax file numbers or filing annual returns.

There are also questions over how Hong Kong citizens will be required to behave in the zones subject to Chinese law, whether they will be punished for using Facebook and Twitter - banned on the mainland - or targeted for wearing clothing with political slogans.